All children are unique in their stages of development. The first stage of an infant's development according to Erik Erikson is trust versus mistrust. Erikson’s first level of development is the most important period that occurs from birth to 18 months old. Depending on the infant's environment and caregivers will be the contributing factors to the first stage. There are various components for reason that the infant will develop trust or mistrust in the caregivers.
The development of trust depends on the quality of child’s caregivers. Children learn if they can have dependability that leads to trust from people around them. The trust is from the consistency of the caregiver to attend to the needs of the infant. The most primary component
The development of trust depends on the quality of child’s caregivers. Children learn if they can have dependability that leads to trust from people around them. The trust is from the consistency of the caregiver to attend to the needs of the infant. The most primary component